A couple of thoughts... Just got home from being out and looked up the seeding. Was really surprised to see Bama at 16... didn't think they'd be any lower than 13 and certainly not below auburn who they beat 3 out of 4 times, including just days ago on a neutral field (plus UA has the higher RPI).
-For Bama, getting paired with Boston College kinda sucks. Should beat them and playing at home should help, but I don't think Boston College is going to be very intimidated. They've played some good teams... Wake, Clemson, Virginia, Duke, NC State, and Louisville. Side note, their first series of the season was @ Pepperdine... Bama was supposed to play a series there too, but it was cancelled because of rain. Looking ahead, if chalk wins out, Wake is 29-3 at home this season. They are really good, and even though the SEC runs the baseball show, Wake is certainly deserving of the #1 slot. Their non-conference schedule was trash, but they didn't lose a conference series all season. Pretty impressive.
-Stanford being that high is a joke. They haven't played a top 25 RPI team all season. Don't care how good they've been, I wouldn't reward shitty scheduling like that. I think Texas A&M takes them down. If so, a Texas A&M v. Texas Super Regional maybe? That would be fun.
-Clemson got the backhand from the committee... a #4 seed and they get to deal with the Vols? After last year's embarrassment, I expect Tennessee to play much better this time around, and they have the roster to make a deep run. Playing on the road has been their kryptonite though... they've been a different team, a much worse team, when having to travel.
-Southern Miss and Samford could cause auburn some problems if the Tiger's pitching reverts back to their midseason form after this little break.
-On paper, Arkansas has a nice path to Omaha. LSU and Vandy look promising as well. Florida should, but something tells me they are going to struggle a bit. Some good teams in their way, and a possibly looming South Carolina team swept them earlier this season.
I say all that to say this... I'm not going to pretend to be all that outraged by the seeding. At this point you have to beat the best teams anyway. If Alabama can get to the 2nd weekend and face Wake Forest, the Tide will have a chance. And who knows, Wake could pull a Tennessee trick from last year and bust their ass out of the gate. But, if Alabama can keep the rest of their arms healthy and the key bats stay hot like they have been, they can beat anybody in a best of 3 series. I'll be out of town and miss the regionals, but hoping they win, the Deacons fall, and they can bring a Super Regional back to Tuscaloosa... if so, I plan on being there.
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